How To Install A Spyhole And Door Chain Please make sure you use all equipment appropriately and safely when following the advice in these D.I.Y. videos. You need to be familiar with how to use equipment safely and follow the instructions which came with the equipment. If you are unsure, you may feel it is safest to consult an expert, such as the manufacturer or an expert Bunnings team member.Intro to Landlord / Tenant Law • Tenant's Repair & Deduct Remedy • Security Device Law of 1993 • Evictions • Who Do I Call About ... • Ley de Arrendatario 1. A landlord should have all security devices in proper working order when a tenant moves in. A landlord should re-key each time before a new tenant occupies a unit, but not later than seven days after move in. 2. A landlord is required to install a keyless deadbolt lock on all exterior doors, and any door leading from the garage into the rental unit. Exterior doors should also have keyed deadbolt locks and door viewers (peepholes).
A clear glass pane or a one way mirror may also be used. 3. A landlord must install both a pin-lock and a security bar (charley bar) or a door handle latch on sliding glass doors. Each door that opens directly into a pool yard must have an automatic door closer. 4. A landlord may not harass tenants by filing an action for eviction based upon request by tenants: 5. A landlord must install a window latch on each window. All installed security devices should meet the following criteria: One door must have bolts with a three quarter inch (3/4") throw into the jamb above and the threshold below. The other door must have a keyless deadbolt, doorknobs lock, or a keyed deadbolt. What the landlord may not do 1. The landlord may not KEEP YOU OUT OF YOUR HOME for any reason. If you are locked out by your landlord, he or she must leave a note saying where the key is. You are not required to pay back rent to receive the key. (if he or she will not give it to you, call a lawyer.
You might also call the police.) 2. The landlord may not CUT OFF YOUR UTILITIES if you are paying the utility companies directly. If you do not pay the utility companies directly, the landlord may cut off utilities only after the tenant has failed to pay rent by the due date and only if the premises are otherwise in substantial compliance with the City's Housing Code. Contact the City's Housing Code Division. 3. A landlord may not KEEP YOUR SECURITY DEPOSIT for more than 30 days after you move unless: a. You do not leave a forwarding address; b. You leave owing rent; c. Within 30 days he or she gives you an itemized list of how your deposit was spent on repairs for damages you did to the house or apartment. Even if you receive an itemized list of repairs, you do not have to pay for "normal wear and tear." If money is taken from your security deposit for "normal wear and tear," it is illegal. you may file in Small Claims Court for the money. It is easy and inexpensive.
(See Small Claims Court) 4. A landlord may not EVICT YOU, only a judge can (see Evictions), 5. The landlord may NOT TAKE YOUR PROPERTY FOR BACK RENT, unless your lease gives him this right. If your lease does not state that he may, then only a constable may do so. Before you go to court, the constable or the landlord may take only luxury items: TV, stereo, an extra car, etc. Clothes, furniture, food and tools of one's trade may not be taken. If a landlord knowingly damages or destroys your property while moving it, you may sue in Small Claims Court. 6. The only time the landlord can take your property is AFTER YOU LEAVE, unless your lease says otherwise. If property is illegally removed by your landlord, call a lawyer. If rental or borrowed property is taken, contact the owner immediately. 7. If you don't have a lease, your landlord can RAISE YOUR RENT only after giving you notice equal to your rent period interval. This means that if you pay rent by the month, you should have a month's notice before your rent is raised - by the week, a week's notice.
If you have a lease and unless it states otherwise, your rent cannot be raised until the lease expires. THERE ARE NO LIMITS TO RENT RAISES IN TEXAS. If you don't receive proper notice, call a lawyer. 8. No one can REFUSE TO RENT TO YOU OR SELL a house to you because of your race, sex, national origin, religion, family status, or handicap. If you feel this has happened to you,call the City's Fair Housing Office (713) 868-8300. What the Tenant must do To receive his or her deposit back a tenant must leave a forwarding address, give proper notice and leave the rental unit in a reasonably clean condition. What the Tenant must not do 1. A tenant must not move other persons into his rental unit without the approval of the management or the landlord. 2. A tenant must not use his rent money to pay for repairs made to the rental unit unless authorized by the management. 3. A tenant must pay rent as long as he lives in a rental unit. If a tenant believes he is owed money by the management, this should not be withheld from his rent, but the matter must be resolved in court.
4. A tenant must not use his Security Deposit in lieu of a monthly rent payment. What to look for in a lease before you sign Sometimes your landlord writes sections into a lease which could cause you to give up your rights. If you find statements like the ones below, cross them out on both your copy and the landlords's copy of the lease. If your landlord will not agree to taking out these phrases try to rent elsewhere.Try going back to the homepagePeeple - Caller ID for your front doorThis is your last chance to get a Peeple. Have you ever thought about your peephole? How it came about? Hundreds of years ago, a breakthrough in door technology (tiny door within a door) allowed people to see who was at their door without the risk and inconvenience of actually opening the door. When someone wanted to look out they simply opened the tiny door to take a peek.In the 1950's there was a another major breakthrough that Popular Science wrote "the peephole is a one way viewer..." where "you can see not only the head of a visitor, but get a full length view."
Not much has changed since then, but peepholes in doors are ubiquitous. Most people don't even realize they have them. We're betting you do, go ahead and check. If you don't have a peephole, We're betting you have a window in your door to look through. That's really just a big peephole.It's about time the front door peephole got an update. So if you have a door and you have a mobile phone, you need Peeple! Not only are we a Kickstarter Staff Pick, but we've been on TV recently: KEYE (Austin), KCTV5 (Kansas City), and KFDM(Beaumont, TX). And, you can read about our story online: TechnologyTell, Geeky Gadgets, Silicon Hills, psfk, CNet, gizmag, FastStuff, upscout, TechnoBuffalo, UT, and TechCrunch.Your front door is a blind spot. You have no idea when someone comes to your house or leaves your house unless you are there. When a child wanders out of the house or someone comes to visit, we wanted to know. Peeple is a small camera that mounts on your existing peephole or sticks on the glass of your door.
It has sensors and a battery and can be easily removed if you want to look through the peephole. Peeple attaches to the inside of your door Peeple connects to your home wifi and then sends notifications to you when someone knocks or opens the door. You can be anywhere in the world and as long as you have a mobile phone with a signal, you will receive the notification. You can open the Peeple app (free in the iOS or Android app store) and virtually look through the peephole and see who is at your door. The Peeple app in action catching the delivery of more Peeples from China to our office There is also a history of all your knocks and door opens, so you can keep track of all the comings and goings through your front door. Ever wondered how many people come by when you're not home, whether to sell you something or just see if you're home? It's even great for screening people when you don't want to come to door. Keep people out without going to the door We've made a few Peeples, and now it's time to work on manufacturing.
The way electronic gadgets work, you have to order a bunch for any factory to help you. So, that's where you come in. This will be our first run of Peeples for the world. Become a Peeple pioneer and join us on this adventure. We've set the funding level to make just enough Peeples to get them manufactured in quantity. Now we need you to make it happen.Become a Peeple supporter! If you would like to support us, but you don't need a Peeple, support us by becoming a 'Peeple Supporter'. You get all the updates, our eternal gratitude, plus a custom sticker that's the same size as a Peeple.We need Peeple pioneers. By buying our initial run of Peeples, you'll be the first on your block to own this amazing new technology. Before we assemble your Peeple, we'll ask you for your color and bracket choice. Get a peephole with your Peeple! If you don't have a peephole in your door or you're ready for an upgrade, let us get a peephole for you. We'll send you a peephole guaranteed to be compatible with Peeple.
You'll be able to choose from different color options for both your peephole and Peeple. Get a peephole with your Peeple The monster peephole and Peeple! This is the king of all peepholes. Choose this reward to get a peephole that is not only large, but also provided the images you see in our video and app on this page. The monster peephole and PeepleYou get two Peeple! Put one on your front door and one on your back. Or, give a Peeple as a gift! You get two Peeple for a lower pledge amount. The Monster Peeple Pair! You get two Peeple plus two monster peepholes! Have two doors or know a friend with a door? Give the gift of Peeple with a guaranteed peephole to work with each one. The monster peephole is the same peephole used to make the images in the video and on this page. Become part of the team! Do you want to be a Peeple person? Choose this reward to get your Peeple early and become one of our field testing specialists. Become part of the team The Limited Edition 'High End'!
50 Cent inspired this one. When we spoke to 50 Cent at CES during the Hardware Battlefield, he said 'Make it high end', and we did! This Peeple is your own personal white labeled edition that has your family name on it.What would be cooler than having your Peeple with your family name on it? One with a gold! (ok, it's not real gold, but it looks like it). You can choose gold or any of our other bracket selections, but gold brackets are only available to high end customers. This is limited just to Kickstarter backers (there will be a text limit on the number of characters). If you'd like a peephole with this pledge, let us know and we'll throw one in. The Limited Edition 'High End' We're keeping Peeple as simple as possible with just enough features to solve the problem of getting caller ID for your home. The electronics are a big part of this price and involve circuitry, electronic components, cabling, microprocessors, sensors, a camera, and a good battery. Add in manufacturing costs, enclosure, assembly, packaging, shipping and it all adds up.
If we could make a million of these we could certainly lower the price, but we need to make a few hundred of these before going big time and that's why we need you! A kickstarter and a pioneer! Peeple was born in November of 2013. Overnight we built Peeple (at that time we called it Peep) for a hackathon in Austin, Texas. Out of over 30 projects and some stiff competition, we won and Peeple was on its way. After winning the contest we re-wrote almost all of the of the software, built a case for Peep, and iterated on several different types of sensors (buttons, switches, motion detection, etc.). We then showed Peeple at SXSW Create in March 2014. We got some great feedback and talked to hundreds of people about Peeple. Peeple live tweeted everyone that knocked during the conference (see @peephome). Live tweeting is just one of the many things Peeple can do! We continued to improve Peeple and updated the electronics, the overall size, and changed its appearance. We even played around with making a wood based Peeple.
Peeple iterations with new electronics We pitched Peeple at a TechCrunch meet-up in June and won 2nd place in the pitch competition. Chris is the guy looking at his phone in the audience, can you spot him? We then went to San Francisco to make more prototypes of Peeple (this is also when peep became Peeple). After graduating from the Highway1 accelerator in San Francisco, we went on to CES in Las Vegas to participate in Techcrunch's Hardware Battlefield. Not only did we make the finals, we came in second place and got to pitch our product to the one and only 50 Cent. Once this campaign is over and Peeple funding is successful, the clock starts: Chris Chuter has a Bachelor and Master's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas. He has worked at NASA, in the oil and gas industry, and the game industry. He has owned or founded several startups and has been working in the mobile industry for the last 5 years. With several million downloads of apps in both the Apple and Android app store, he's witnessed the mobile revolution first hand.